The Cat's Paw Nebula (NGC6334)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , the Cat's Paw Nebula is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 12° above the horizon.

Name The Cat's Paw Nebula (NGC6334)
Object type Supernova remnant
Other names
The Cat's Paw Nebula
NGC 6334[1]
Position
Right ascension:17h20m [1]
Declination:−36°06' [1]
Constellation:Scorpius

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